English
Formosan
From Formosa + -an.
A compound of Formosa + -an
Latin fōrma ‘shape’
Latin fōrmōsus ‘beautiful, well-formed’
Portuguese Formosa ‘beautiful, shapely’
English Formosa
Today it means
adj Of or relating to Formosa.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Formosan